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Colour

#B6CBDD

  • #B6CBDD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B6CBDD is a blue with RGB values 182, 203, 221 and HSL 208°, 36%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B6CBDD#B6CBDD
HEX#B6CBDD
RGBrgb(182, 203, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7961, 0.8667
RGB percentages71.4%, 79.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(207.7, 36.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 17.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK17.6%, 8.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,979,741
CSS custom property--colour: #B6CBDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#493422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4CBDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC6DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ACCFD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.9Light blue · ΔE 8.2Silver · ΔE 12.2Light grey · ΔE 12.4Powder blue · ΔE 12.5Lavender · ΔE 13.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.94, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC8B6
Analogous#B6DDDC, #B6B8DD
Triadic#DDB6CB, #CBDDB6
Split complementary#DDB6B8, #DDDCB6
Tetradic#DCB6DD, #DDC8B6, #B8DDB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFD
Lighter +10%#D9E4ED
Darker −10%#93B2CD
Darker −20%#7099BD
Darker −30%#4F81AB
Darker −40%#3F6688
More saturated +25%#A9CCEA
Less saturated −25%#C3CAD0

Channel breakdown

R182
G203
B221
Red182 (71.4%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue207.69°
Saturation (HSL)36.45%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G CB · B DD

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